A magpie can recognise itself in the mirror

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In Singapore, selling, importing or spitting out chewing gum is illegal

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One of the components that is used to make glass is sand

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South Sudan is the youngest country of the world as on date (August 2020)

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Taste buds last about 10 days and the body generates new ones all the time

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Our eyes are always the same size from birth but our nose and ears never stop growing

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Despite their names, Iceland isn’t covered in ice and Greenland isn’t very green

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Australia is the only continent on Earth without an active volcano

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A cockroach can live for several weeks with its head cut-off

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Most of the insect noises you hear at night are them either mating or trying to attract a mate

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The tongue is the strongest muscle in the human body

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Queen bees lay eggs at a rate of about 1500 eggs per day

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There are more than 24 time zones around the world

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It is impossible to cry in space because of lack of gravity

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Leonardo Da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time

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Only female mosquitoes bite

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The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world in animal kingdom.

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A blind chameleon is still able to change the colour of its skin to match its environment

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Camels have three eyelids to protect their eyes from blown sand

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In Denmark, citizens have to select baby names from a Government approved list of names

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Horses can sleep standing up

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Myanmar, Liberia and the United States are the only countries in the world that do not use the metric system

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In France, you can marry a dead person

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 Indonesia is made up of over 17,500 islands.

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If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die

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In Japan, you can hire a handsome man to watch sappy movies with you and wipe away your tears

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Hands and feet in human beings contain half of the total bones

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Cats cannot taste sweet things

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1 in 10 European babies is conceived in an ikea bed.

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A chameleon’s tongue is roughly twice the length of its body

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North Korea and Cuba are the only places you can't buy Coca-Cola

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The heart of a shrimp is located in its head.

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Basenji dogs don’t bark, they yodel

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Queen Elizabeth II is a trained mechanic

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An emu is a big bird that can take a 2.7 m (9ft) leap forwards but not even a small step backwards

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Ethiopia follows a calendar that is 7 years behind the rest of the world

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A giraffe can clean its own ears with its 21 inch tongue

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Sea otters mostly sleep holding hands to ensure they do not float away from each other

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The average person has anywhere between 4-6 times per night

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A dolphin sleeps with one eye open and half a brain at a time

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South Sudan is the youngest country of the world as on date (August 2020)

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